Doesn't paying over $8,000 a month seem awfully high? Your figures are correct, but the decimal point is in the wrong place.
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The monthly payment on a$100,000 mortgage at a rate of 8 1/2 % for 20 years is 8678.23
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The monthly payment on a$100,000 mortgage at a rate of 8 1/2 % for 20 years is 8678.23
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P = $100,000
i = 8.5/(100x12)
n = 240
R = Pi/[1 - (1 + i)^-n] = $867.82
I am not sure
P = $100,000
i = 8.5/(100x12)
n = 240
R = Pi/[1 - (1 + i)^-n] = $867.82